As the president of a global mining consulting company, Udo Renk is an expert in large-scale coal mine development and extension projects. In addition, he contributes his four decades of experience to coal mining investments, operational mine management, mining engineering and mine safety systems. His expertise extends to mining due diligence and permits, and he also oversees licenses, design, engineering and mining technology. As the president of Renk Mining Consulting & Associates Inc., he works on building the company by overseeing human resources, sales, marketing, training and job development programs and motivational programs.

Throughout Mr. Renk’s career, he has prolifically worked as a mine manager, where he was responsible for reducing lost time injuries and the severity of lost time injuries by 93 percent. During this time, he also tripled production. He has been invited on numerous occasions to speak at technical presentations on mine safety and mining engineering. He has spoken at the AusIMM conference in Christchurch, the Underground Coal Mine Safety Research Collaboration in Edmonton, the CIM branch in Calgary and the MineExpo International in Las Vegas. He also maintains membership to the Society of Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, the Canadian Underground Coal Mine Safety Collaboration, the Coal Association of Canada and the German Association for Foreign Mining.

Mr. Renk earned a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in Germany. He is also a Certified First Class Coal Mine Manager, Certified APEC/IPEA Engineer and a registered professional engineer. Thoroughly understanding surface and underground coal mining operations, he is uniquely qualified to provide high-quality consultancy services that meet world-class excellence by offering state-of-the-art advice in coal mining. While showing the highest sensitivity in regards to company cultures and values, Mr. Renk consults with clients regarding all their coal mining operation needs ensuring world-class results.